Capt Edward Coultas Lovell

Adj't Edward C. Lovell

   Attended the Elgin Academy.

Field       141st Ill. Vol. Inf.

100 Days Regiment

   Aged 22 years.    Commissioned June 21, 1864.    Home of record listed as Elgin, Ill's.    Mustered Out Oct. 10, 1864 at Camp Fry in Chicago, Ill's.

C Co.       153rd Ill. Vol. Inf.

One Year's Service

       Post war;    Member of the Elgin Scientific & Historical Society in 1880.    Joined Elgin GAR Veteran's Post #49 May 17, 1887.    Lawyer and County Judge.    Mayor of Elgin in 1877.    Member of the Loyal Legion.    Member of the Century Club.    Member of the 'Old Settlers of the Fox River Valley'.

   Obit; Jan. 6, 1902 issue of The Elgin Daily News.    Quietly and peacefully, like a child lapses into slumber, Judge Edward C. Lovell died at 2:30 o'clock this morning at the family residence, No. 600 Villa street.  He had been confined to his home since the first of last week by the same malady with which he suffered so severely last summer.  Deceased retained consciousness until the last.    Judge Lovell was through an active life of nearly sixty years prominent in city, county and state affairs.  He served in many official capacities in a capable, upright, and faithful manner, which won for him honor and esteem.  He lived a kindly christian life and his demise will be sincerely mourned by scores of devoted friends.    At the time of his death, Judge Lovell was a member of the First Congregational church.  He was a board member of the Elgin national bank, and of the Elgin Historical and Scientific society, a member of the Elgin academy board of trustees, of Veteran post, No. 49, Grand Army of the Republic, of the Illinois division of the Loyal legion and of the Century club.  he was local attorney for the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railroad company.

   Mr. Lovell was mayor of Elgin in 1877 and was city attorney during the years 1879 and 1880.  He was elected a member of the board of education in 1876, serving three years in this capacity.  In 1897 and 1898 he was president of the board.  As member of the thirty-first general assembly, Judge Lovell served the state of Illinois and was most highly esteemed by his associates in Springfield, who were quick to recognize and appreciate his ability.

   Twice Mr. Lovell was called upon to assume the responsible duties of county judge.  He was first elected to this honorable position in 1882, and was re-elected four years later, leaving the bench in 1890.  Since that time he has been actively engaged in the practice of his profession in this city.

   Judge Lovell was born in Chicago july 18, 1842, and was the son of Vincent S. and Lucy Smith lovell, the former a native of Yorkshire, England, and the latter of Whitestown, Oneida county, N.Y.

   Vincent Lovell, the paternal grandfather, was also a native of Yorkshire, England, and came with his family to the United States after the war of 1812, because of his admiration of American institutions.  In his family were twelve children.  His death occurred in Whitestown, N.Y., at the age of 70 years.  Several of the children came west, among whom were the late John Lovell and William Lovell of Elgin.  The maternal grandfather of Judge Lovell was Daniel Smith, a native of Columbia county, N.Y., of Welsh ancestry.  He died in Oneida county, N.Y., at the age of 70 years.

   The late Vincent S. Lovell, father of judge Lovell, came to the united States with parents at the age of 14 years and lived on a farm in Oneida county, N.Y.  There he married Miss Lucy Smith.  By this union two children were born, Edward C. and Vincent S., who died in December, 1892.  The latter was a graduate of the University of Michigan and was a journalist for several years after leaving college.

   In 1837 the father came with his young bride to Elgin, where he bought about 150 acres of land.  On the death of her husband Mrs. Lovell took charge of the estate.  A woman of fine education, she taught a private school in Elgin for some time and gave her sons her personal efforts.  later, they attended the public schools, then the Elgin academy and finally entered the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor.  Their mother's death occurred in Elgin in June, 1894, at the age of 88 years.

   Since early childhood, Edward C. Lovell has been a citizen of Elgin.  His life has been an open book, earnest, helpful, and sincere.  During the Civil war, he enlisted and was commissioned adjutant of the 141st Illinois Volunteer infantry, and a few months after the expiration of that service was made captain of Company C, 153d Illinois Volunteer infantry, in which he served till the autumn of 1865, when the regiment was mustered out.  A greater part of Captain Lovell's time while in the regiment was spent on detached service, chiefly as inspector general on the staff of Gen. N.A.M. Dudley, and later on the staff of Gen. John E. Smith.

   Mr. Lovell was a nephew of Generals Morgan L. and Giles A. Smith.

   Before entering the service, Mr. Lovell taught school for a time.  Re-entering the University of Michigan in 1865, he pursued the prescribed course and in 1868 was graduated from the literary department.  Years before this he had determined to enter the legal profession, and to that end read law with Gen. John S. Wilcox, and after completing his college course in 1868 entered the las department of the University of Michigan from whcih he was graduated in 1870.

   He opened a law office in Elgin and engaged in practice.  His merits as a lawyer secured for him the nomination for the office of county judge in 1882, and he was duly elected.  Four years afterward he was again nominated and again elected.  Leaving the bench in 1890, he resumed the active practice of law in which he was engaged up to the time of his last illness.

   On June 30th, 1885, Judge Lovell was united in marriage to Miss Carrie G. Watres of Scranton, Pa.:  Four children were born of this union, Gertrude Caroline, Lucy Coultas, Margaret Louise and Vincent Waters.  The last named died in infancy.  Subsequently the wife and mother departed this life and was laid to rest beside her infant son.

   Colonel Watres, a brother of Mrs. Lovell, and formerly Lieutenant governor of Pennsylvania, was at the bedside of Judge Lovell when he passed away.

   The funeral of Judge Lovell will be held Wednesday at 2 '.m. from the First Congregational church.  Dr. James Chalmers will officiate.  Veteran post, Grand Army of th Republic, and the Kane County Bar association will attend.

A Union Army Civil War veteran. CAPT, CO. C, 153rd Illinois Infantry.* Reference: Find A Grave Memorial - SmartCopy: Oct 24 2019, 22:55:46 UTC

• Residence: 1860 - City Of Elgin, Kane, Illinois, USA
  • Reference: 1860 United States Federal Census - SmartCopy: Oct 25 2019, 2:01:56 UTC
• Residence: 1880 - Elgin, Kane, Illinois, USA
• Race: White
• Ethnicity: American
  • Reference: 1880 United States Federal Census - SmartCopy: Oct 25 2019, 2:03:37 UTC
• Reference: FamilySearch Genealogy - SmartCopy: Oct 25 2019, 2:08:57 UTC